Dish cleaner and drainer



(Model) S. BVLUC KETT. Dish Cleaner and Draine'r. I

Nd. 243,5 8. Patented June 28,1881.

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UNITED STATES ATENT Orrrcn.

SAMUEL B. LUOKETT, OF K IGHTSTOWN, INDIANA.

DISH CLEANER A D DRAINER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Pate b NO. 243,588, dated June 28, 1881.

' Application filed February 16, 881. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that LSAMUEL B. LUOKETT, of Knightstown, in the county of Henry and State of Indiana, have invented a new Improvement in Dish Washing and Drying Ap paratus, of which the following is a full. clear, and exact description.

Figure 1 is aplan View of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional end elevation of the same, taken through the line a: a, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of the same, taken through the line y y, Fig. l.

The object of this invention isto facilitate the washing and drying of dishes.

The invention consists in constructing adish washing and drying apparatus with a baseframe, posts, and a top frame having dish-receivin g notches, a pan to receivethe dripwater, longitudinal bars for supporting cups while drying, a hinged angular plate or apron for supporting dishes while being washed, and a perforated pan for supporting knives and forks while drying, as will be hereinafter fully described.

A represents the base-frame, to which are attached the lower ends of posts B.

To the upper ends of the posts B is attached the top frame, 0.

T0 the end bars of the base-frame A, at a little distance from their ends, are attached two bars, D, which are thus at a little higher elevation than the side bars of the said baseframe A.

The top frame, 0, is divided into two compartments by a cross-bar or partition, E.

In the inner edges of the side bars of the top frame, 0, are formed notches F, to receive the edges of plates, and thus suspend the said plates from the said side bars.

In the adjacent edges of the rear end bar of the top frame, 0, and the cross-bar E are formed notches G, to receive the edges of sancers and small plates, and thus suspend them between the said bars.

To the longitudinal bars D is attached a dish or pan, H, made of perforated sheet metal, wiregauze, or other suitable material, to serve as a drip-pan for knives, forks, and spoons.

To the forward cross-bar of the top frame, O, is hinged the edge of a sheet-metal plate, I, which is bent at an obtuse angle at a. distance from its hinged edge about equal to the height of the posts B, and has an upwardlyprojecting flange formed along its outer edge, so that the plate I can be turned downinto a dish-pan, K, placed at the end of the frame, to serveaian apron to receive the plates and keep them in a nearly-upright position while being washed.

The franeA B G is placed in a shallow-pan, J, of sheet metal or other suitable material, to receive the dripwater.

In using the apparatus it is placed upon a table or other support, a pan, K, of hot water is placed at its forward end, and the apron I is turned d wn into the said pan K. The plates or other dishes are placed upon the apron I in nearly an upright position. As the plates are washed thtzy are placed in the notches F in the side bars otthe top frame, 0. As the sancers and small\plates are washed they are placed in the no rhes G in the cross-bar E and the rear end bar of the top frame, 0. As the cups are washed they are placedin the space between the longitudinal bars D and the side edges of the drip-pan J. As thus arranged the Water will run ,off the dishes, leaving them dry and with a glossnotattainable when dishes are wiped in the ordinary manner.

By using a clothattaohed to a handle the dishes can be was ed without putting the hands into the ho water, and thus warmer water can be used than when the hands have to be put into it.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A dish washing\and drying apparatus constructed substantially as herein shown and described, consisting of the base-frame A, the posts B, the top frame, C E, having dish-receiving notches F G, thelongitudinal bars D, the perforatedpan H, the drip-pan J, and the hinged angular plate or apron I, as set forth.

2. In a dish washer andXdrier, the combination, with the top frame, 0, of the apron I, hinged to the forward cross-bar thereof, bent at an obtuse angle, provided with a flan go on its outer edge, and adapted to turn down into a pan, K, as shownand described.

3. In a dish-washing apparatus, the combination, with the top frame, 0 E, and the 1ongitudinal bars D, of the perforated pan H, substantially as shown and described, whereby the knives and forks are provided with a suitable receptacle while they are drying.

SAMUEL B. LUOKETT.

Witnesses:

A. J. OLIVER, CALEB NETTING. 

